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restrain(verb, hold, keep, reduce)
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slacken(verb, reduce, restrain, halt)
3
slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
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hamper(verb, delay, hinder, lessen)
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choke(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
decrease(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
lessen(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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loiter(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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reduce(verb, dismiss, restrain, delay)
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repress(verb, resist, repel, repulse)
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resist(verb, overthrow, repel, deter)
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retardate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay)
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balk(verb, delay, hinder, lessen)
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defeat(verb, delay, hinder, resist)
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back off(verb, expression, delay, hinder)
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beat off(verb, expression, resist, overthrow)
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bog(verb, delay, hinder, lessen)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, delay)
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brush off(verb, expression, resist, overthrow)
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choke off(verb, expression, delay, hinder)
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